BCIU - Math, Science, and Technology Mini Conference

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Collaboration in the Classroom

Teaching will be more like Collaboration.
Woordle - Collaboration - Click for a larger view.

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Podcasts

When web 2.0 technology is being used in the classroom, the students are aware that their work will be used by other students. Others will be able to see their data and conclusions and they are frequently part of video and digital photos that will be used for podcasts or voicethreads.

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Google Presentation

Science 2.0 Prezzi

Planning a Lesson

1. Consider what new knowledge the students need to aquire.
List some ways they could gain this knowledge.

• Read an article. Bookmarking tool, rss feed agregator, post links on a wiki.
• Listen to a podcast. iTunes, NPR, Science Times, 60 Second Science, News Media
• Watch a video clip. United Streaming
• Work with an online simulation. pHET Simulations
• Search for the information on the Internet. Post links on Wikispaces or Page Flakes
• Participate in a hands-on activity. Document the activity with digital photos or audio.

2. Consider ways to help the students gain better understanding of the new material.
What activities will give students practice with the new information?

• Write about the new concepts. Voice Thread, Wikispaces, Page Flakes, Google Docs.
• Talk about the new concepts. Voice Thread, Podcast
• Create a visual to illustrate the new concepts. Digital Photo, PowerPoint Diagram, Movie Clip, Wikispaces
• Solve a problem using the new concepts. Document the solution using digital photos, podcast, movie clip, PowerPoint, Wikispaces
• Play a game. QUIA Web

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Our First Class Wiki Page

This page was created in a one computer classroom. I did not have a way to project it but the students could view it from any computer with Internet. Each lesson, I would choose a student to be our "scribe" and they would add their own style to the way they documented the class activities.
http://team8blue.wikispaces.com/Physics+Unit

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Voice Thread - Reviewing a Lab Demonstration

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Pageflakes - Energy Research Project

Here is a link to our Energy Project. The research is organized on a Page Flakes "Pagecast" that has a message board, bookmarks flake, and an anything flake to post the assignment.

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Wikis - Differentiating the Curriculum

If a student is able to read the chapter and get an A on a pre-test, I allow them to work independently on a project of their choice. Last year a group of students (in 2 different class periods) combined their efforts and created their own wiki to display their work. They called their wiki, "Team 8 Blue Saves the World." I could never have envisioned this project, it was their own idea. My job was to give them the tools they needed and then get out of their way!

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